The Sun. — London, England, 1838-02-26 00:00:00

THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. We have received New York papers to the 2tl of February, from which we give the following extracts : " The insane movements in the London district of Upper Canada, re ported by the Rochester Democrat, are not confirmed, and the greater part of the militia who were called out for the defence of this frontier, are discharged and have returned home. " NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 23—Burning of the Martnora and Cumberland Steamboats.---A fire was discovered at an early hour this morning on board the steamer Marmura, front Natchitoches, laded with cotton, 1,203 bales, which communicated with the Cumberland, laying on her star board side. The Marmara and Cumberland were wholly destroyed; the Cumberland was light, the loss is estimated at about eighty thousand dollars. " The Detroit Morning Post of the 10th gives an account of another revolution of the authorities of Upper Canada. " The sloop George Strong, Captain Grimes, loaded with wood and baskets, bound from Swan Creek to Detroit, was tired into several times by the British forces while laying at Bois Blanc Island, opposite to the village of Malden, and was ordered to enter that port on penalty of being sunk. After landing, Captain Grimes with his crew, three in number, all peaceable c►tizens of the United States were violently seized by British armed subjects, and marched to a prison, where they were confined for three days. While in prison their vessel was unloaded, and plundered of every thing valuable. " Exchange on London 109 to 1091 ; United States Bank Shares 117 to 117-4. " OR Saturday, January 21, Montreal was visited by an inundation greater than has been known by the oldest inhabitants of that city ; the south part of that city and its suburbs were covered with water, varying from two to eight feet. It is said that a large amount of pro perty has been destroyed. CONGRESS. " In the House a message was received from the President, with a large bundle of documents relating to the arrest of Mr. Greely, at Fredericton, New Brunswick, and to the occupation of the disputed territory lying between that province, of the State of Main, on the mo. Lion of Mr. Evans, of the Main ; the Ist Feb. was named as the day for taking up the subject." The Cleveland Herald of the 22(1 says, " Our latest intelligence from the seat of war is brought by Captain Cline, of the schooner While Pigeon, which sailed from Detroit on Thursday night. He informs us that the patriots were assembled at Gibraltar, and were about five hun dred strong." The Quebec Papers of the 24th January, state, " we have been fa voured with a printed copy of a message of Sir Francis Bond Head to the Legislative Council, dated January 12, 1838, on the subject of the capture and destruction of the piratical steamer Caroline on the night of the 29th Dec. last, with a copy of a communication to her Majesty's Minis ter at Washington, dated Bth January, 1838. The message and the docu. ments accompanying it, afford new proof of the ability, activity, and spirit of Sir Francis. It will enaole her Majesty's Minister at Wash. ington to justify the attack on the steamer, although she happened at the time to be moored within the limits of the United States. The accounts received from Canada by the New York packet of the Ist inst. are of a highly satisfactory nature, and we have no doubt that before now the rebellion is entirely put down. A few dispersed fugitive rebels may still be hovering about to find a place of refuge, which will be very difficult for them to obtain, for the American Government is friendly towards us, and the moment these few rebels put their feet on the Americad ground they will be disarmed ; and, on the other side, the British troops are pursuing them. We have received New Brunswick Rapers to the 14th January. The Assembly have under consideration a Bill to alter the present militia law, and to authorise the raising of a volunteer corps in that province. Halifax Papers, received to the 6th February, only contain the news from Canada already published. THE FUNDS. Consols, which closed on Saturday at 921 to i for the Account, were done this morning at 92t, but soon after receded to 921 a . To-mor row is settling day in Consols, and it is expected to be a Bear Account. Exchequer Bills, 54 56 ; India Bonds, 55 57, to be paid off; Bank Stock, 2061 ; India Stock, 2633 2641. , In the Foreign Market, scarce a bargain doing as yet. Spanish Ac tive, 191 i with Coupons; Portuguese, 271 to il ; Three per Cents., 18 to i ; Braziaan, 74 to 1 ; Mexican, 28! 29; Colombian, 271; Dutch Two and a Half per Cents., 536- to 3. PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 2,614 4 India Stock 264!4 2 per Cent, tte... 3 per Cont. Cons.... ~• .../2%% South Sea o;tock. - 2% per Cent ... ... . - Oid innalties ... ...... -.... ...... - Ditto- Red. 101%4 NOV Data - New 3% per Cent 100%4413 per Cent. Annuities, 1751._ -- I? e w 5 per Cent.. - ! Exch. Bills, _E i,oor 54 56 urn. Bonk LonyAnnuitiestoexoire Ditto 500-, .... 54 56 pm. Jan. 5, 1860 Jan. 5, IMO ,680 0 15 5-16 1 4 Ditto Small -- Ditto Commercial - Ditto Advertis e d - Bank Stock for Acc oun t April 5, 188 --Indla Stock for Account Oct. 10. i 359 - - pm. PM Jan. 5, 1 - - Jan. 5, 11170 -...,C0na01s for Acconnt 'AXi 3 4% PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOC ik Austrian Bonds - Peruvian Bonds - Belgian Bonds - Ditto Account - Ditto Account - Portuguese Bonds.-- ......... - Brazilian Bonds - Ditto Account - Pito New Bonds 27% Buenos Ayres Bonds Ditto Account Ditto Account ... ...... ..-..... - Ditto, 3 per cent l B- 14 Chlllian Bonds... ..... .. ..... - PriLisian tiGnds - Ditto Aecount .- Russian Bonds, 1822 - Columbian Bonds.. ................25i,( 5 Ditto Acc0unt.............. - Ditto Account - Ditto Metallic ....... .......... .. Columbian Bonds, 18 2 t 26 v Spanish Bonds ,s - Ditto Account . 2'7% % Ditto Account - Duiish Bonds ... ... Ditto Account - Ditto Account •reek Bonds .............. -....-.. - French, 5 per cent.......... -I: --c. Ditto Bends, 1825 - --- 4 per cent Ditto Account lilexicao Bonds, 5 per cent.... .- .-... Exchange -; --e •iiitu Account - Pitch, ‘ic, per cent. 53%4 Ditto, -6 per cent. -/ Ditto Account Ditto Account Ditto, o per cent. lO3 2% Neapolitan- Ditto Account - PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK Paid. Par 3hare. RraeLinin Imperial Mining to. (issued at 51. pm,) 20 2134 1 Ditti? Masanbas Cocaes 233 6 .Ymney Iron Mining Company 11,1iniingharn and Gloucester Railway Company l5 11 ti t i t 'Wand Exeter Railway Company lO 9 vt,tY 'Railway 2 Bs. 6d. ss. eltercial Blackwall Railway Company 2 534 - "in and Kilkenny Railway Company. ...... es t4. ' t erri Counties Railway 3 2 ii% K ull and Selby Railway Company lO 9 S Vinton Railway Company kkriclon and Blackwall Railway Ditto Scrip 3 „ Co ndon and Southampton Railway Company- 5O L aden and Southampton (New) Railway 5 „ o 41 1 don Grand Junction Railway 5 London, Saliisbury, and Exeter Railway I Zhißehester and Birmingham Railway 7 oXthern and Eastern Railway Company ... Z mouth Midland Railway Company 35 43 2 t , Midland Railway Company 1 94 7s. S. "11r and North Midland Railway Company l2 12 , 4 ttdon Joint Stock Bank 7 6% 7 HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK. 40 34 22.4 44 ~~ 3u 3~ Although the news from Canada is of a very favourable nature, and The Rebellion generally looked upon as being crushed, it had but very little effect on the British Funds this morning. Consols, in the early part of the day, were done at 021 buyers for the Account, which price they did not maintain, and receded to 92 % I, St Present, may be quoted 92 s ia ; Money, 921 ; Exchequer Bills, 4 - 56 prem. ; India Bonds, 54 56 ; Bank Stock, 2061 ; India ' t ook, 2641, The Foreign market has continued inactive during the morning ; S Pantsh 19,1 to 3, with Coupons; Portuguese, 27 ; Three.per. 181 ; Brazilian, 74k; Mexican, nothing done; Colombian 263 ; uteh Two-and-a-Half, 433. London and Brighton Shares 5 prem. ; Dublin 2i 3 ; South Midland 40 to 12 ; Victoria 7. ,As yet we do not hear of the arriv a l df th e two N ew York packets u'tind to Liverpool. We do not now expect that they will bring later dates from the United States than those received this morning uthe Mediator to the 2nd Inst. ; but in all probability we may receive one day , later from Montreal. 4 This being the day of the opening of the N e w St oc k E xc h ange, we .° not bear th a t th e room h as b een crow d e d to suffocat i on, or that ousiness for cash has been done to a large amount, as only two or three Persons tirade their appearance. THREE 0' CLOCK. ConNkAt it Account, 91f. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.--On Saturday night another new successful piece was added to the repertoire 1:4 the theatre * , entitled " The Fatal Secret ; or, IN by did I Listen"' The plot of this amusing trifle turns upon the nu . ke rous dilem ma s i n t o w hi c h an unfortunate wight, Mr. Blab :4! (Harley), i s th rown b y hi s l oquac i ty . H e i s i n fli cted with the mania of gossiping, and whilst making the most dan- Eerous communications to every one he meets, he fancies that ,y are kept profound secrets. Seeing the weakness of Bk. two friends, Templeman and Lovedale, (Webster and italford), resolve to turn it to good account each to obtain his the former to take away his inteisded bride, and the latter 41 s sister. For. this purpose they concoct a tale, which they "mmunicate to their dupe—namely, that the Town-hall, ‘‘' i liere b e an d a num b er o f hi s f r i en d s are going to a grand °, 4, 11, is t o b e bl own u p by a set o f consp i rators o f t h e G uy Fawkes school, and that the signal is to be the drinking of the Mayor's health, but Blaball is cautioned on pain of death not to communicate the secret. Nothing could be more ir resistibly comic than Harley's acting durinr , this part of the asair ; determined at all hazards to make the awful avowal to 1 1144 e his friends, he resolves to warn them of their fate, but his ' l audable intentions are frustrated by the interference of two I ° , l icernen, who take him fora thief, and carry him off to I. `'°n• He is, however, released by his friends, and con toctedto his own house, which he, in his agitation, supposes f h e an asylum for mad people; in the end he is relieved r on his app re h ens i on an d res t ore d t o reason upon seeing his i - ' l 7 ll ds not dug o u t o f th e ru i ns as he feared, but happy and i c :,3' with the good things o f w hi c h they had participated in e Town-h a ll. Bl a b a ll makes the aniende for his little ec t" itn e utrieiti es b y g i v i ng t h e band of hi s s i ster to L ove d a le, and Z"ellitnously resigning his intended bride to her more fa llted lover. Th e pi ece was qu i te success f u l, and caused a rs of laughter throughout. t: CI TY OF LONDON THEATRE.—The opera of o n ce . rella, f o ll owe d b y t h e Loan of a Lover and the comedy 4 4 . S znIpson and Co., have been performed at this theatre, ip all the past week, t o f u ll h ouses . Th e pr i nc i pa l c h arac t er s dis were well sustained. In the scene where Mrs Simpson gresovers the pocket-book to be the property of Mr.. Bromley, % toit Honey' s p ersonat i on o f t h e j ea l ous b ut a ff ect i onate w i fe was L ti able. The manner in which she loaded the bewildered t h an(' with fond caresses, and the intense affection and de us which shone forth in her eye, were peculiarly her own, t ies gave the character a charm which we have never wit sett in any former representation. . t.r. r here are at St. Petersburg 8,682 houses, of which f a „,. 4 ,re pala ces b e l ong i ng t o t h e mem b ers o f t h e I mperial t , '" l 'L 754 Government edifices, 38 belonging to different el a r?Parkies, and 7,850 private h ouses . There arc 151 paro -1,44 churches and chapels of the Greek rite, five of which be. t o lg . to the ancient sectarians ; and two churches for other 4 / 1 8 of worship. ESVAR, JAN. 26.—0 n the 23d, at half-past girtPr XIV -- in the evening, we had a pretty smart undulating shock I,, ti a r n earthquake, in the di rect i on o f sou th to n or th, as may b ur er'r'ed from the cleft in the ice of the Bega canal, which t onal with a dreadful noise. In the theatre the flight and %hrilt?rnation were beyond description ; the audience, not Bolin of an earthquake, fancied that the theatre itself was t c ,, l ng• It is remarkable that almost every individual in the The time least with very few exceptions) was seized at the s l ,t e o time with sickness, a disposition to vomit, and vertigo. 4...tlutteearthquake aff ec t e d th e we ather, for immediat e ly a f ter a ' z i ,„ Ter temperature and milder weather set in, which still LITERATURE THE MONTHLY CHROiYICLE. Longman, Li don. 1538. This Magazine, which is intended to be equally devoted to science, politics, and literature, is under the joint super intendence of Messrs. Bulwer and Lardner, the former of whom contributes the literary and political, and the latter the scientific articles. The first number is now lying be fore us. It contains many excellent papers, but the effect as a whole is monotonous, from the circumstance of there not being a sufficient variety of mind engaged on it. Mr. Bulwer has undoubtedly much versatility of talent : he has fancy, smartness, sometimes humour, elo quence, copious stores of information, and great readiness in turning them to the best account ; but had he these qualifications in a tenfold greater degree than he has, still he would find it impossible, by his own unassisted energies, to keep up the spirit of a Magazine. He may succeed in doing so for two or three months ; but certainly for no longer period. Variety of style, as well as of thought, is the very life of a monthly periodical, which is meant to reflect, not the genius of one man —however great that genius may be—but of Legion. It is this that lends their chief attractions to Blackwood, Bentley, and the New Monthly Magazines. We could not endure for six months a work of this nature, made up ex clusively of Boz, or Hook, or Christopher North, notwith standing the acknowledged excellencies of these popular writers. Partridges arc well enough for a whet now and then, but toujoura perdrir is a grievance, as Dogberry would phrase it, " most tolerable, and not to be en dured." Judging from internal evidence, we should say that all, or nearly all, the literary and political articles, in the Number before 11F, are from the pen of Mr. Bulwer. The first, entitled " The Posi tion and Prospects of the Government," is an ingeni ously-reasoned essay, tending to show the necessity that exists for all Reformers supporting the present Administra tion. The author seems to think that it is thus only that the Ballot has any chance of being carried. The article is penned in a smart, epigrammatic style, that frequently re mindsus ofMr. Fonblanque, though it lacks his caustic vigour, but is too courtly and deferential in its tone towards Ministers. The "Reign of Victoria the First"—which is also, we suspect, from the pen of Mr. Bulwer—is a succinct and luminous digest of the leading public events of the last few years In this article we find a portrait of Lord Melbourne• which we extract, for it is written with manifest care, and' in a spirit of commendable impartiality : " Brought up from his youth in the intimacy and the principles of Charles Fox, giving promiseof no ordinary ability in the commencement of his career,--Lord Melbourne came into office late in life when compared with the majority of politicians equal to himself in talents and social pesi- ;ion. To this he owed a certain freedom of thought and largeness of un. denitanding, rarely to be found amongst men whose early years have been passed amidst the minutia' of official labour. To this, too, he owed that leisure which had gifted a reflective and enquiring mind with very various and even profound acquirements. A graceful and:erudite scholar, with a natural tendency to meditate and reason on the materials which his industry had collected, of cool and wary judgment, and endowed with a keen insight into the motives and characters of men, he possessed many of the qualities which, if his ambition had been directed to wards a less turbulent career, might have distinguished him as a philosopher and historian. But his disposition did not lead him to exaggerate the advantages of his own acquirements ; nor in. deed had his administration been marked by that favour towards men of letters which has usually characterised the government of statesmen attached to literary pursuits. Perhaps no Minister was ever more free from all attachment to speculative theories and scholastic dogmas. Shaping his politics, not itierely according to abstract principles, but with close reference to the interests, the habits, the power, and the intelligence of the peculiar people over whose affairs he was summoned to preside, he seemed the very minister adapted to a time when the safet♦ of the state depended upon a cool and sagacious examination . of the changes and humours of public opinion. Nor was this all; singularly free from that vanity which wounds the vanity of others, mingling in his manner a frank good.humour with a natural and apt assumption of seriousness and dignity, he was just the person to modify opposing views, and reconcile jarring pretensions, without touching upon any of those sensitive chords, the vibration of which alarms the pride of men, and awakens their re sistance. Beloved in private life for his manly candour and unaffected good nature, respected for his talents and unblemished honour, he car ried into the House of Lords a personal prepossession in favour of his eloquence, which was usually successful from its simplicity, its vigour, its pointed and unexpected turns of phrase, and the ample, various, and well-digested knowledge which it naturally displayed. We regret to find in this article, as well as in the preced ing one, a spirit of perverse dislike evidenced towards Lord Brougham. Whenever the name of this illustrious states- man is mentioned, it is always accompanied by some sly, _ _ _ quiet taunt. His Lordship, however, .is not to be thus sneered down. He has withstood in his time the assaults, open and covert, of for more potent enemies than he is likely to m ee t w ith among . the writers of the present day. " Zicci"—this, we apprehend, is another of Mr. Bulwer's productions—is a Neapolitan tale which opens in a very promising manner. Our attention is ar rested on the very threshold of the narrative. We have a dim idea that the Devil will turn out to be the hero—and that he will prove to be some such Satanic personage as Maturin's Melmoth, whom that wayward, but imaginative novelist made an Irishman of—by way of compliment to the country of his birth. " Art in Fiction" is a clever cri- tical dissertation, but rather too straight-laced in its notions Of the Scientific Papers, as we are ignorant, unfortunately, of most matters of science, we shall merely say, that they are from the pen of Dr. Lardner, and we take for granted, therefore, that they are well worth the attention of the initiated. SEPARATE SYSTEM-PENITEN- TIARY. The Morning Chronicle of this day, in a lengthy and elabo rate article, satisfactorily refutes, and on authority, the charges alluded to in the Times of Saturday, respecting the cruelties to which certain prisoners were said to have been subjected, under the separate system of prison discipline in the Peniten tiary at Millbank. The charges were originally made bay cer tain Middlesex magistrates, at their sessions meeting on,Thurs day last. "The three children," says our Contemporary, " whose cases have been brought forward are Matilda Sey mour, Ann Crane, Harriet Simpson. " Matilda Seymour was convicted at Stafford:Sessions, and sentenced to seven years' transportation. Ann Crane was convicted at Maidstone Sessions, and sentenced to seven years' transportation. Harriet Simpson was convicted at Abingdon Sessions, and sentenced to two years' imprisonment. " From the returns made to the Secretary of State from the Courts of Quarter Session, recommending the removal of these children, and from other documents, it appears that these children were each of them inure than ten years of age at the time when they were received into that institution. " They were all removed to the Penitentiary by order of the Secretary of State in consequence of strong applications made to him by the Magistrates in Quarter Sessions assembled ; and in two cases these applications state " that the prosecution of these children was undertaken merely with the intention of removing them from the control of their parents ; and with the view of their being taken into the Penitentiary the Courts passed their sentences upon them. " They are the children of most abandoned parents. The mother of one, Matilda Seymour (the father being dead), had for two years taken her about the country hawking, and was convicted, with her child, as the receiver of the stolen property. The father of another, Ann Crane, whose mother has been dead five years, has been already two or three times convicted. The father of the third, Harriet Simpson, is a drunken, dissolute character, who regularly spends his Sab baths in the beer-shops, " These three children, when they were admitted into the Penitentiary, could neither read nor work ; they were grossly ignorant, and were dirty and slovenly in their habits. They were placed in a ward under the care of a most kind and judi cious woman. And what have been the results?' They, who could not read, can now read well. They, who could hardly hold a needle, can now work beautifully. One, Matilda Seymour, has, for some weeks past, on an average, made four shirts a week ; and the other two have executed in the neatest manner possible some work of a superior kind, sent by a lady to the Penitentiary, with directions to the matron to have it finished in the best manner possible. They, who were dirty and slovenly, are now tidy and orderly, and the little apartments in which they are confined are patterns of cleanli ness and order." THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1835. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen will hold a Privy Council this afternoon at the New Palace. Her Majesty and her august Mother attended Divine Ser. vice yesterday morning, at the New Palace. The Dean o , Hereford officiated. The Duke of Cambridge visited her Majesty yesterday. Viscount Melbourne had an audience of the Queen. Her Majesty had a dinner party on Saturday. A mongst the company were Count P ozzo di Borgo, the Russian Am bassador, the French Ambassador, and the Countess Sebas tiani, Ibrahim Sarim Effendi, the Ottoman Ambassador, Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne, Viscount Palmer ston, Lord and Lady Ashley, Sir Robert and Lady Peel, Lady Fanny Cowper, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and the Secretary to the Turkish Ambassador. The Band of the Royal Regiment of Horse Guards were in attendance at the Palace during the evening. The Duke of Sussex visited her Majesty on Saturday. The Duchess of Cambridge and Prince George of Cam bridge attended Divine Service yesterday morning, in Gros venor Chapel, South Audley-street. Captain Pring, Commander of her Majesty's ship Incon stant, arrived yesterday morning at the Colonial-office, from Halifax, with dispatches front Sir Colin Cardpbell, Governor of Nova Scotia, and also from the Earl of Gosford. In the afternoon dispatches were also brought to the Colonial-office, from Sir Francis Head, in Upper Canada, dated the 25th ult. A Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign-office, on Satur day afternoon. It was attended by Viscount Melbourne, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Lord John Russell, Viscount Palmerston, Lord Glenelg, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Earl of Minto, Sir John Hobhouse, and Lord Holland. The Council sat two years. The Earl of Stradbroke, Dr. Birkheck, Colonel Davies, Mr. Dudley Perceval, and Lieutenant-Colonel Thwaites, had interviews with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Saturday, in Downing -street. A numerous deputation, including Mr. Hume, M. F., Mr. Wakley, M. P., Mr. Fielden, M.P., Mr. Vigors, M.P., Mr. Brotherton, M. P., and Mr. Johnson, M. P., had an interview with Lord John Russell on Saturday, at the Honse-office. • The Hanoverian Minister transacted business on Saturday at the Foreign-office. The Attorney-General and Lady Stratheden had a dinner party on Saturday, at their residence in New-street, Spring gardens. Among the company were Lord and Lady John Russell, Viscount Melbourne, Lord and Lady James Stuart, the Speaker and Mrs. Abereromby, the Right Hon. T. Ers kine, and the Hon. Mrs. Erskine, Mr. Ellice, Sir George Grey, Mr. Horsman, and Mr. Gibson Craig. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat on Satur day, when the Appeal from British Guiana, " Executors of Urquhart against Dent—Wilkinson against Simson, attorney of Dent," was resumed, and concluded. Mr. Knight and Mr. Burge (Queen's Counsel), were heard for the respec tive parties. The Court then rose. THE WOOLLEN TRADE. lIALIFAL—There was a slight re-action in our market to day for the better; more business doing, and prices, if any thing, more firm ; still the make exceeds the demand. In yarns no alteration in value. Wool as last reported, and but little doing. LEEDS.—There has been a very considerable degree of briskness in all departments of the trade to-day : nevertheless we did not hear that prices had in any case improved. There is evidently a large decrease in stock on hand, which must, it is evident, operate on prices ere long. HUDDERSFIELD.—There was not so much doing in plain goods to-dav as for the last few weeks, though a tolerable quantity of goods were cleared out of the hall. The fancy trade was rather better, a good business having been done.— Manchester Guardian. FATAL ACCIDENT.—As the Yeovil Mail was proceeding downwards on the night of the 13th inst., when between Basingstoke and Andover, the horses were found to be going at a rapid rate. Having arrived at the place to change, it was seen that there was no coachman, and that the horses had drawn the coach for the last ren miles without a driver. It appears that the coachman was thrown from the box, and was killed, leaving a wife and an infant family to de plore his untimely fate. It is supposed that the poor fellow, whose name was Gambol, was deprived of sensation and the power of retaining his seat, by the intense cold of that night. He was picked up a stiffened corpse by his brother, who was returning with another mail. ' --Bath Herald. PRIVATE BUSINESS IN PARMA :',IENT-(FROM LAST MONDAY TO TIT'S DAY.) RAILWAYS, CANALS, &c. MONDAY, FEB. 19. Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Bill.—Petitions in favour —from Aberborthwick, Corporation of Dunbar, and Chamber of Commerce and Manufactures of Edinburgh. London and Greenwich Railway Bill. —To be read a second time to-morrow. Grand Junction Railway.—Petitions complaining of non compliance with Standing Orders—from owners and occupi ers on the line, John B a k e r, Thomas May, and John Bridge; re ferred to Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. Manchester, Bolton, and Bury Canal and Railway Bill, " for enabling the Company to raise money, and for amending powers and provisions of the sever al Acts relating thereto."— Presented and read first time ; to be read a second time. TUESDAY, FEB. 20. Standing Orders Committee—Resolution reported--. I. That in the case of the Montgomeryshire Western Branch Canal petition, the parties to be permitted to proceed with their Bill. 2. That in the case of the Torquay Road petition, the Standing Orders ought not to be dispensed with. 3. That in the case of the Eastern Counties Railway pe tition, the parties be permitted to proceed with the Bill. 4. That in the case of the Ribble Navigation petition, the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill, on proving to the Committee thereon that the sum, equal to one tenth part of the amount subscribed, now invested in Exchequer bills, in the names of Peter Haydock and R. W. Hopkins, Esqs., re mains so invested ; and that the Committee on the Bill do re port to the House how far such order has been complied with, on the report of the Bill. 5. That in the case of the Cheltenham and Great Western Railway Petition, the standing order be dispensed with, except in the deviation exceeding one mile, proposed to, be made in the tunnel at Sapperton, and that they be dispensed with in this case also, on the parties producing to the Com mittee on the Bill the consent of the owners, or reputed owners, lessers, or reputed lessees, and occupiers of the land under which the tunnel is to pass; and that the Committee on the Bill do report to the House how far such order has been complied with on the report of the Bill. 6. That in the case of the London and Croydon Railway Petition, the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill, on proving to the Committee thereon that 8001., being one tenth part of the amount subscribed, now deposited under seal in the banking-house of Messrs. Jones, Lloyd, and Co., Lothbury. remains so deposited ; and that the Committee on the Bill do refort to the House how far such order has been complied with, on the report of the Bill. 7. That in the case of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Rail way Petition, the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill, on proving to the Committee thereon that a deposit of ten per cent. on the amount subscribed is made, as required by the Standing Orders ; and that the Committee on the Bill do report to the House bow far such order has been complied with on the report of the Bill. First resolution agreed to. Second resolution postponed. Subsequent resolutions agreed to. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 22. Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway.—Report (this day) from Select Committee on Standing Orders read ; Bill ordered to be brought in. Ribble Navigation Bill--" To alter, amend, and enlarge, the provisions of an Act for improving the navigation of the river nibble, in the county palatine of Lancaster, and for the further improvement of the navigation of the said river."— Presented and read first time ; to be read second time. Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway Bill— " To alter the line of the Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway, and to correct the Act relating thereto." London and Croydon Railway—Report (19th Feb.) from Select Committee on Standing Orders read ; Bill or dered to he brought in. Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway. —Petition of Parliamen tary Trustees for improving the navigation of the river Clyde, &c., in favour of the application fora Bill. FRIDAY, FEB. 23. Severn Navigation (No. I.)—Petitions complaining of non compliance with Standing Orders, from William Spurrier and Henry Hooper Wilton ; referred to Select Committee for Pe titions on Private Bills. Severn Navigation ( No. 2).—Petition of Charles Bedford, complaining of non-compliance with the Standing Orders. Referred to Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. Eastern Counties Railway.—Report (19th February) from Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ad ; Bill ordered to be brought in. London and Croydon Railway (No. 1).—Bill " to enable ' the London and Croydon Railway Company' to enlarge their station in the parish of St. Olave, in the Borough of Southwark, in the County of Surrey, and to amend the Acts relating to the said Railway station." Presented and read first time. To be read second time. London and Brighton Railway Act.—Petition of Richard Stafford Cooke, denying the allegation in the preamble, " that the promoters of the petitioner's line had agreed to unite in carrying into effect the proposed line from the Croy don Railway to Brighton," and praying for inquiry. London and Brighton Railway Act.—Petition of Charles Pearson, denying the allegations of the petition of James Mills (presented 15th February), and praying for inquiry. London and Greenwich Railway Bill.—Petition for ad. ditional provision. Referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. Bolton and Preston Railway.—Petition of John Swift (pre sented Feb. 22), complaining of non-compliance with the Standing Orders.—Referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. ROADS, BRIDGES, IMPROVEMENTS, &c. MONDAY, FEB. 19. Notting-hill Footway Bill.—Petitions against, from Joseph Simpkin and parishioners and others of St. Mary Abbotts Kensington, Chelsea, Hammersmith, and Paddington. Footway.—Bill read second time, and com mitted. Milton next Sittingbourne Improvement 8i11..---Read third time, and passed. TUESDAY, FEB. 20. Notting-hill Footway Bill.—Petition for provisions in, re ferred to Committee on the Bill. Wibsey and Huddersfield Roads Bill.--Read second time, and committed. Notting-hill Footway Bill.—Petition of Joseph Simpkin and parishioners and others of St. Mary Abhotts Kensington, and other places (presented Feb. 19).—Referred to Commit tee on Bill. Counsel ordered. Haleworthy Roads Bill, "for repairing and improving the road leading from Haleworthy, in the parish of Davidston in the county of Cornwall, to the east end of Wadebridge, and from the west end of Wadebridge, into and through the bo rough of Mitchell in the said county ; and for making and maintaining certain new roads to communicate therewith."— Presented and read first time ; to be read second time. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 21. Salterhebble Roads.—Petition of John Sykes, jun., com plaining-of the non-compliance wtth the Standing Orders.— Referred to the Select Committee on petitions for Pri vate Bills. Towcester and Hardingston Road Bill—Read a second time, and committed. Rugby and Lutherworth Road. —Petition for Bill reported. Report referred to Select Committee on Standing Orders. THURSDAY, FEB. 22. Birkenhead Improvement.—Petition for Bill reported. Report referred to Select Committee on Standing Orders, flighham Ferrers (Northampton) Inclosure.—Petition for Bill reported. Report referred to Select Committee on petitions for Private Bills. FRIDAY, FEB. 23. Sutton (Cambridge) Inclosure Bill, for inclosing lands in the parish of Sutton in the Isle of Ely and County of Cam bridge.—Presented and read Ist time—to be read 2d time. Southmolton Road.—Petition of Mark Kennaway, com plaining of non-compliance with the Standing Orders. Re ferred to Select Committee on petitions for Private Bills. MISCELLANEOUS. MONDAY, FEB. 19. Paignton Habour (recommitted) Bill reported. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 21. Paignton Harbour Bill.—Petition of George Drake, Esq., in favour. Fishguard Harbour Act.—Petition from Carnarvon for re peal of the clauses imposing a passing toll. Turton and Entwisle Reservoir.— Petition of James Stan ton and James Greaves, complaining of the non-compliance with the Standing Orders.—Referred to the Select Commit tee on petitions for private Bills. THURSDAY, FRB. 22. Southampton Pier.—Petition for Bill reported.—Bill or dered to be brought in. Fishguard Harbour.—Petition for Bill reported. —Bill or dered to be brought in. Fishguard Harbour Act.—Petition of George Aitchison, Chairman of meeting of Shipowners of Leith, for repeal of clauses imposing passing tolls. FRIDAY, FEB. 23. Fishguard Harbour Act.—Petition from Great Yarmouth for repealing clauses imposing a passing toll. Fishguard Harbour Bill—" To alter and amend an Act passed in the last Session of Parliament, entitled • An Act for improving - the Harbour and Port of Fishguard, otherwise Abergwain, in the county of Pembroke.'" Presented and read Ist time. To be read 2d time. Sir Luke's Hospital Bill.—Read 2d time, and committed. St. Pancras Paving.—Petition of William Grane, com plaining of non-compliance with the Standing Orders.—Re ferrcd to Select Committee for petitions on private Bills. PORTSMOUTH ELECTION.--The Hampshire In dependent states that no arts are wanting to assist the cause of Dr. Quarrier, whilst the writ has been detained at Win chester from Tuesday morning to Thursday afternoon. Pub lic-houses in numbers have been opened by the Tory party, and swill is on their part the order of the day. THE DECAY OF TALLEYRAND.—It is now made known, that the most extraordinary artist that ever ex isted is reduced to a state of mental as well as bodily imbeci lity. His career has been one of remarkable activity and good fortune; he has ever b een w i t h t h e strong for the time being, and, strange to say, has been trusted by every party. He appears to have reversed Lord Bacon's aphorism, that knowledge is power; with him power was ever knowledge. He wanted no other reason for any particular species of go vernment, than the ability t o ma i nta i n it ; and when that was lost,he saw not the slightest reason for attempting its conti nuance. The lengthened success of such worldly wisdom as lie possessed is a marvellous circumstance, and will prove an interesting fund for reflection hereafter.—Sunday Times. AMUSEMENTS FOR THE WEEK During the present and five following weeks of Lent thea trical performances on this side of the water are restricted to four nights a week, being on Wednesdays and Fridays strictly prohibited ; but is their stead mono-dramatic performances, a la Mathews ; slight-of-hand tricks, with optical illusions and ventriloquism ; and musical performances, still called Oratorios," which of old were of a sacred, but are now of a miscellaneous character, are usually permitted. At Drury-lane Theatre, in consequence of the approaching termination of Mr. Charles Kean's engagement, he will per form everyplayabl e n i g h t this week—to-night and Thu rs d a y liewillpform Gloster, in Richard the Third ; to-morrow, Hamlet; and on S atur d ay, w ill make h i s first appearance in Sir Giles Overreach, in Massinger's play of A New Way to Pay Old Debt s ; w i t h , every evening, Barnett's opera of the Mountain Sylph—the parts of Hela and Eolia by Mr. H. Phillips and Miss Romer. At Covent-garden to-night King Lear, from the text of Shakspeare—Lear, Mr. Macready ; with Teddy the Tiler, and the spectacle of Jean of Arc. To-morrow and Thursday, Mr. Bulwer's new play of The Lady of Lyons ; with, to morrow, Born to Good Luck—Paudecn O'Rafferty, Mr. P o wer; and on Thursday he will appear in the new farce of Mackintosh and Go. A new tragedy by Sergeant Talfourd is underlined, and may probably be produced on Saturday. The Adelphi announces for this week's performance, the last new burletta called A Maiden's Fame ; or, a Legend of Lisbon ; The Gnome Fly ; The Bedouin Arabs ; and The Rifle Brigade. On Friday an oratorio, with Pilati's com plete orchestra, led by Mori. Miss Shirreff, and Messrs. Wilson and Leffler are engaged as vocalists. The Olympic, to-night, Shocking Events ; with A Dream of the Future ; He Would be an Actor ; Dicky Darling (first time) Mr. Keeley; and Puss in Boots. The St. James's, to-night, The Postilion, Chapelon, Mr. Braham with, second time, The Fatal Secret, Blaball, Mr. Harley; The Spitalfields Weaver ; and The Culprit; and on Thursday, appropriately, being St. David's Day, a new operatical burletta, founded on the popular ballad of " Jenny Jones." The Surrey, to-night, to-morrow, Thursday, and Saturday, It'at Tyler and Jack Straw ; after which the Mistake ; or, Like Master Like Man ; and Vidocq ; and on Friday, Mr. Mr. and Mrs. Yates, with Hervio Nano, and a portion of the Adelphi corps will appear, as also on every subsequent Wed nesday and Friday during Lent. The Victoria to-night, to.morrow, Friday, and Saturday, Louise ; or, the White Scarf ; with The Roof Scrambler, and The Echo of Westminster Bridge ; and on Thursday, for the benefit of Mr. Ozberry, a new piece called The Veteran .Hun ter; with Delusion, and other entertainments. City of London Theatre ( Norton Folgate) to-night Rossini's opera of Cinderella ; with The Loan of a Lover, and Teddy the Tiler ; and on Thursday evening a new burletta called My Sister Kate. Mori and Lindley's third classical quartet concert " co mes off" on Thursday evening. MEN OF CHARACTER.—Such is the title of Mr. Jerrold's new work ; and its publicetion must create an un common degree of interest in the reading public, since the author's prose sketches in the New Monthly Magazine have eiven promise of his proving himself one of the very few ori ginal and racy prose writers of the day. sThe title of this work points at what is decidedly the forte of Mr. Jerrold ; and we have little doubt that the line of literary exertion he has now chosen will afford him ample scope and more effective means of displaying that forte than he has hitherto found in the acted drama, unequivocal and uniform as his success has been. EDUCATION IN IRELAND. —I n the Freeman's Journal of Friday Jest, there is a long letter on this subject, from the pen of the Archbishop of Tuam. "We doubt not," it s willaysth b e e F a i s y s e a m ile a d n, w " it t h ha th t, o li m ke os a t froarbmideraood voneola on the abuse esame. p topi r c . , Millale disapproves of much in the present mode of adminis tering the affairs of the Board of Education. As the spiritual guide of a large portion of the Irish people, he has an unques tionable right—nay more, it is his, pounden duty —to express his opinions boldly and fearlessly on any subject connected in the remotest degriefe,hetopemrmiliitttaetde with the social or spiritual condition of the people committed If his Grace conceives the late arrangements of to his care. against the liignitoeoresdtisdofliethbeesCitaattheoaltile iCoshtatiorethi,ohtebewoeouoldrsebehae himpursuing , • the sneers of the scoffers to deter the straight ttrhaeitoßrotaordre and an apostate from principle, public duty." i s .o h r e w u a ld rd p p u a rs th ue, of expe rienced in this country in the early part of last year would ap pear According to accounts from Riga the crisis ealcul,ated, in that port. The Custom House returns pub op to the a 13th di of last November of 7,000,000 of value of exports to ial affairsto have exercised r o a .umbliensu considerable)tiaons compared in the influence with uponthos those commer cial lished there show paper nitoera d date in 1836. The general commerce with other also to have suffered in proportion. In the countries seems sin g le article of flax-seed the export to France had been less by 5,482 barrels than in. 1836, and than 1835 by 9,400 bar rels. England This diminution is, however, chiefly attributed to a cause of a different nature. It is stated that. in the depots where the ag riculturists provide themselves in France the flax seed dispatched from Itiga is adulterated by the mixture with it of other seed used in the manufacture of oil, which is 50 per cant. less in value at least. The discovery of this fraud had, i t is asserted, deterred the French farmers who cultivated the article from continuing their purchases, by which the export be practised n barrels severalio which t Prussian heax s ports ee d f ro m Riga had suff ere d . A similar system of fraud is said to isalssoentw I f i r e o r m e t R h g m a a a r k r e s o n the co unterfeited. The French, however, seem to be of opinion that the diminution in the quantity of flax seed imported from Riga is, apparent only. The quantity introduced was, no doubt less direct, or by sea, but as the duties on the import by land had been reduced by the Customs law of July, 1836, the suit was beli eve d , had been to increase the importations by the t northern land frontier, and that, therefore, as the cheaper way, the flax seed had in reality been despatched to Antwerp, instead of Dunkirk, as formerly, and thence for warded at the lesser rates of duty into France. BONDED WAREHOUSES IN MANCHESTER.— The Committee appointed at the late public meeting to pro mote this object have considered it very desirable, that, in addition to the petition signed by the boroughreeve, on behalf of the inhabitants of the borough, another should be signed by the merchants, bankers, manufacturers, tradesmen, and others interested in the commerce of this town aad neighbourhood. The places where the petition lies for signature arc advertised in another part of this paper, and there can be no doubt it will b e as speedily and numerously signed as the importance of the subject demands. It is expected, that the effort now making for the extension of the privilege of bonding to this town will be promptly and effectively seconded by the various towns and villages in the district, the manufacturing interests of which must suffer in a greater or less degree from the present system of bonding, and would be proportionably be nefited by the measure now sought for Manchester. —Maw chester Guardian. Mrs. Hicks, wife of John Hicks, farmer, Clapton, Midsummer Norton, was, about 5 weeks ago, thrown down avid bitten by a large Newfoundland dog. aleaus were used to counteract the effect of the bite, and it was supposed that ail dangerous consequences had subsided, until Sunday last, when symptoms of hydrophobia came on and prevailed till Wednesday morning, when she died, leaving a family of 5 in fant children. Several other persons in the same neighbour hood were bitten on the same day by this dog, and obliged to have recourse to surgical assistance; the same dog also bit several other animals before it could be destroyed. —Bath Herald, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. LATEST BETTING AT MANCHESTER, CHESTER TRADE CUP. 11 to 2 agst Mr. Mostyn's Birdlime—taken 17 to 2 agst Mr. Price's Wentworth 17 to 2 agst General Yates's Sylvan 9 to l agst Mr. Robinson's Whaley 9 to 1 agst Mr. Fowler's Mersey 12 to I agst Mr. Clarke's Magician—taken 13 to 1 agst Mr. Fairlie's Zohrab 100 to 6 agst Mr. Ilouldsworth's Combat—offered 100 to 6 agst Captain Lamb's Chit Chat—offered 100 to 6 agst Mr. Bowes's Lord Stafford 20 to 1 agst Lord Derby's Parolles 20 to 1 agst Mr. St. Paul's Galewood 25 to I agst Mr. Barrow's Catherina—offered 25 to 1 agst Lord Miltown's Fusileer—taken 25 to 1 agst Sir T. Stanley's Violet 100 to 1 agst Mr. G. Cooke's Rachel—taken METROPOLITAN STEEPLE CHASE, SATURDAY. At half-past one the men trotted out on hacks to view the ' ground. The line taken was from a place called Barnet-gate, below, and on the west of Barnet town, over a gorse cover, up a • hill with a stump in the centre of it, leaving a pond on the right, crossing a lane, and over enclosures home. A brook and one or • two raspers added to the beauty of the country. Two particular gates were voted "impossible in the then state of the ground," by Messrs. Becher, Barker, Martin, Mason, Oliver, Rice, and Seifert ; it was, therefore, unanimously agreed that the aforesaid gates should remain open. The jocks returned from the view, and re tired to their respective chambers to adonize. A great delay occurred before the start to the ground took place, and as a heavy mist was rising, some calculated on the affair being once more postponed. The line was marked, and the last two flags, white and red, attracted all the pedestrians, who, during a long hour, got up a snow bicker, which ended in a boxing match ; at last the welcome sounds " They are off," rose on the car, and certainly a pretty start was made. They all got off together, and kept pretty nearly so until the second fence, which Lottery, who was leading, refused ; on being put to work by Mason, he went into a ditch where there was snow enough to bury horse and rider. Betsy Bounce was first over this fence, and led, followed smartly by Birthday and Snacks; they got altogether again on the hill op to the pilot post in the centre. They next came to the open gates, and crossing the lane, Lottery led ; here a jump was taken prettily in rotation, as but one could go at a time. They progressed towards some cottages, and a brook, when the field divided, Martin, Mason, and Becher seeking their for tunes to the left, the other four to the right. In the middle of a field Snacks slipped and fell. Becher followed Seffert's unfortunate example, and came down heavily. Lottery was still foremost, and there was strong running by all. Shortly afterwards Nigger de clined, and Barker and Seifert pulled up. At the next fence, Becher fell a second time, and hurt his knee, recaught his horse, remounted, and came off gaily, but too late. Lottery all this while maintained the lead, Performer being too near to be pleasant, and Betsy Bounce on his quarters. Performer looked more and more like a winner every second, but alas ! down he came, and poor Oliver with him, and Mason ran in first by four or five lengths. The field stood thus : Mr. Ellmore's Lottery .. Mr. J. Mason 1 Mr. Russell's Betsy Bounce Mr. Martin 2 Captain Gill's Nigger Mr. Lambden's ura Mr. G. Rice 4 Mr. Frith's Birthday Capt. Beecher a Captain Halfacre's Snacks Mr. Seffert 6 Mr. Lambden's Performer (distanced) Mr. Oliver Laura had a slip in the last (save the winwing) field, or she would have been third. - -- Considering the state of the ground the pace was very severe. With such hedges, such ice and snow, and such a fog, it was almost madness to ride. When we left, Performer was not expected to recover. The distance was called three miles, but appeared a short 2 1 % miles. The affair did not come off until half-past four. !LASSICAL EVENING CONCERTS The second of the Classical Evening Concerts (wind in struments) was given on Friday at the Hanover-square Rooms. Notwithstanding the extreme wetness of the weather, we were glad to observe a much larger assembly of company collected together, than at the first concert. The performers were the same as on the former occasion —flute, Mr. Sedlatzik ; oboe, Mr. Barret ; clarionet, Mr. Willman ; horn, Signor Puzzi ; and bassoon, M. Baumann. The compositions were executed with the same skill, the same delicacy and expression, as we then had occasion to notice ; the instruments were throughout accurately in tune together, a circumstance rather extraordi nary in wind instruments, and only attained by professors of first-rate emin e n ce . Th e r i c h com bi nat i ons , h owever , ofin struments of this class becomes almost irksome, when heard, piece after piece, fbr the whole of an evening, and we find ourselves, in the end, actually cloyed and surfeited with sweets. Besides, as we intimated in a former paragraph, when speaking of Pilati's concerts, on listening to the same performer for the length of an evening, when repeatedly taking up solo and difficult passages, we have too much op portunity afforded us of discovering his defects—and there are defects in every performer (such, at least, is the limited nature of human attainment I)—whatever may be his eminence or his gifts. Friday night, for instance, the bassoon appeared to us to be far too prominent in almost every piece; his style of tonguing too staccato, when forced upon our attention the whole evening without relief; and the reedy buzzing effect of the instrument, despite the high talent of the performer, became an actual nuisance. Signor Puzzi, too, splendidly as he played, and pure and beautiful as ap peared the quality of his tone on the horn, had so many ex tremely difficult passages to play in the course of the evening, that we had the opportunity of discovering, either that he was " dead beat" in some of them, or that the composer had strangely mistaken the nature and genius of the instrument for which he was writing. Willman's clarionet appeared to us as nearly as possible to approximate to pet fection through. out, and was never too prominent ; in fact, we could have borne to have heard more of it. Of Mr. Sedlatzik's flute also, we seemed to hear too much, although he played with great judgment and taste, and was never at a loss. The con cert opened with a Quintet of Reicha, at the commencement of which was an effective Solo for the horn, in the true style of the instrument, beautifully played by Puzzi; in another part of the composition was an extremely difficult passage, for the same instrument descending to " the depths below" twelve times repeated 1 It was played, as perhaps no other man could play it, but still, as Hamlet says, there was " some thing too much" of it. The last movement was extremely good, and exhibited the capabilities and beauties of each in strument in turn, and the talents of the players in a conversa tion well kept up between them. The next piece was a Ger man song, " Der Wanderer," sung by Herr Kroft, the com poser, Schubert. It was a very trashy affair, and Mr. Kroff did not improve upon us. Winter's charming Aria " Paga Fui," was sung by Miss Masson with great chasteness and feeling, and the obligato horn accompaniment of Signor Puzzi was as perfect and effective, as a pure and rich tone, combined with neatness of execution and great taste could make it.. The audience showed their judgment by encoring it. The first part of the Concert concluded with Spohr's Quintet for Piano forte, Clarionet, Flute, Horn and Bassoon. The performer on the Piano-forte was Mr. Moschelles, and when we have said that, we need not add that it was a very rich treat indeed. Still it was a piece of extreme difficulty and intricacy through out, and did not appear to have been sufficiently prac tised together by the performers, for in many parts they were not so acurately together as they might have been. Moschelles, either from the difficulties of the composition, or caprice, frequently hurried, and was otherwise uncertain in his time, and it was obviously a task to the accomparrists to keep in with him.. At the opening of the Second Part of the Concert, Miss F. Wyndham sang a beautiful aria of Morlacchi, " Notte tremenda," with an accompaniment for the flute, ex tremely well played by Mr. Sedlatzik. Miss Wyndham sang delightfully, and some of her friends tried hard for an encore, but did not succeed. Another quintett of Reicha followed, in a similar style to the first, but rather more intricate. A duetto of Niedermaycr, " E pena troppo barbara," was next sung by Miss Masson and Miss F. Wyndham. The composition itself had nothing very striking in it, and the voices of the two ladies, so dissimilar in quality, (lid not combine well together. The Concert concluded with Beethoven's Ottet ; the per formers already mentioned being reinforced by Mr. Bowley, clarionet; Mr. Keating, oboe ; Mr. Rae, horn ; and Mr. God frey, bassoon. This piece was not so well played as some of the others, th e p er f ormers not appear i ng to b e entirely masters of it. We hope they will favour us with it again at some future period, when practice together shall have made them more au fait, as it is a splendid effort of the composer, and deserves to be heard in its highest perfection, at least as well as tha compositions of Reichar, who, clever as he is, is scarcely to be considered exactly "classical," a distinction to which the most careless of the compositions of such a master as Beethoven is clearly entitled. The next Concert of this Series takes place on the 9th of March. OATHS AND DECLARATIONS. We have been informed that a Catholic gentleman con nected with the London Press intends immediately to re publish as Editor, and with an editorial article, the Speech of Mr. Steele, made in the Irish Catholic Association in the year 1827, in which, as a Protestant, he assailed the combined iniquity and absurdity of the oaths and declarations when taken by Protestants, or any other sects of Christians, that the in vocation of saints and the sacrifice of the mass are superstitious, idolatrous, and damnable. A thousand copies of this metaphysical exposition were cir culated in England, under a vote of the Catholic Association, in the interval between the Clare election and the passing of the Relief Bill. In one of his writings on this subject, Mr. Steele says that—" even if the Catholics of Ireland and the empire were to be relieved from the payment of tithes—that robbery in the name of God—and of every other grievance, with the exception of being compelled to endure the outrage on their feelings by these Declarations, made either frim the Royal Throne in the House of Lords, or under any other circum. stances, he would consider them as nothing better than unma numitted slaves." " Lord Byron," says Mr. Steele, " calls the Greeks a kind of Eastern Irish Papists,' and while the Catholics, no matter what may be the extent to which former disabilities have been removed, are compelled to pay tithes to the clergy of a Church to the doctrines of which they do not conform, and are insulted by these Oaths and Declarations, they are only a kind of Western Greeks under a kind of Western Turkish domination. Indeed the Western domina tion is more tyrannical in its essence than the Eastern, inas much as the Western Cabinet, being more enlightened than that of Constantinople, the moral criminality is deeper than that of the former domination of the Turks over the Greeks," _the time when Lord Byron wrote his " Chide Harold." CANINE SPEED.—On the 80th of January, at Brussels, about three o'clock, a sledge, drawn by five bill dogs, and a tilbury drawn by one horse, went out of the town. The two vehicles were to race one against the other a given distance—the former on the canal, and the latter on the usual road, as tar as the Three Fountains. The dogs won the race, having accomplished it in ten minutes less than the horse. THE CANADAS. (From the Detroit Free Press, Jan. 13 ) CANADIAN AFFAIRS. ---Having been informed that the Pa triot force at the mouth of Detroit river had retired from Whitewood Island, and were organizing themselves upon an American island near by, for hostile preparations against Canada, Governor Mason, accompanied by General Brown, of lonia, and B. Woodworth and A. Ten Eyck, Esqrs., of this city, took passage in the steam-boat Eric, on Thursday morning, for that point, to ascertain the truth of the report, and to take measures accordingly. The boat arrived at Sugar Island, belonging to our Government, in the course of Thurs day evening, which they found in the occupation of about 300 armed men. After allaying the apprehensions of the sentinels and satisfying them that they had no immediate hostile inten tions, the gentlemen above named were allowed to land. After entering the camp, Governor Mason, we understand, immediately had an earnest conversation with the officers in command, remonstrated with them against their illegal occu pation of our territory, assured them that it would not be suffered with impunity, and urged them, by all the conside rations that could be addressed to them, under the circum stances, to abandon their enterprise. We are gratified to state that the appeal had its effect, and that the Erie, in the course of the night, took the whole force, with its effects, from the island, and put it upon the main land, whence it was to disperse, and the men return to their homes. The Erie returned about eleven o'clock yesterday morning, with several of the men from the island on board. In the Legislature yesterday the following preamble and resolutions were offered :—. " Whereas, recent occurrences of an atrocious character, the assemblage of armed bodies of men, on both sides of the boundary line separating the United States from Canada, the commission of high handed acts, in violation of the laws of the United States, by troops illegally armed and assembled, and the extraordinary state of excitement and exasperation manifested by the inhabitants, not only of Canada, but of this State, render the presence of an efficient and competent force of the United States absolutely necessary on the frontier of the State ; therefore, " Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the state of Michigan, that the Governor of this state be, and hereby is required, Nvithout delay, to apply to the President of the United States that a force of at least two regiments of the United States troops, with due proportion of artillery, may be ordered to the Canadian frontier of this state." (Correspondence of Commercial Advertiser.) " DUNKIRK, JAN. 23.—Yesterday Colonel Worth arrived here in the steam-boat Fulton, with a force of about 200 men, accompanied by the Deputy Marshal and other civil au thorities. He debarked about 150 of his troops, and marched immediately to Fredonia, where the Marshal took possession of some 200 or 300 muskets, &c., which were put into five waggons, brought to this place, and secured on board the steam-boat. " Such a heap of old worn-out rubbish you never saw. They can be compared to nothing more truly than to the wo-begone and ragged simpletons for whose use there were intended. " Some 200 or 300 of these misguided men have been in this vicinity, waiting for a boat ; and when it was known that the Fulton was in the service of the United States, nothing could exceed their disappointment. " Colonel Worth having heard, while here, of some recent movements by the insurgents and their abettors near Malden, made all haste to reach that vicinity before the ice should pre vent him. This morning the IN ew England, with a detach ment under command of Major Young, United States army, came into the harbour, and has left a guard to protect the peaceable citizens from the depredations of these roving ma rauders, and to aid the civil authorities in securing any muni tions of war that may be found. " The boat will proceed up the lake to reinforce Major Worth. The invincibles under Colonel Pluck, or the com pany with which fat Jack' refused to march through Coven try, were disciplined veterans compared to the mob collected by Van Rensselaer for the conquest of Canada. Such an un dertaking, with his mea and means, is below contempt. I hear that more than fifty were disbanded this morning at Fre donia ; and the others have moved on westward, in straggling parties. (From the New York Commercial Advertiser of the 31st.) LOWER CANADA. —We have the Montreal papers of the sth instant. The members of the Executive Council were expected at Montreal, from Quebec, to attend upon Sir John Colborne, and organise the Government anew, under his Ad ministration. The following extracts are from the Transcript : The rumours which had been for some days current, and which for obvious reasons we refrained from noticing, have not only continued to circulate, but have produced their effect ; and the French Canadian population have been leaving the city and island of Montreal for several days past. We are far from wishing unnecessarily to denounce them, or wantonly to wound their feelings ; but certainly there is in this something very remarkable, something which seems to demand explana tion. While the British population are, one and all, in a state of the utmost tranquility and confidence, this sudden bustle and confusion of French departure bespeaks on their part a remarkable timidity ; or it indicates a knowledge, an expectation of some intended outbreak, which induces them to separate themselves from their British fellow-colonists, and to retire from what they suppose to be the field of approaching contest. Some satisfactory explanation is due to their own character, and we look for it accordingly. On Wednesday morning the last of the murderers of the unfortunate Chartrand was lodged in gaol. He occupies the same cell with Jalbert, the murderer of the lamented Lieut. \Veir. He was captured by Mr. concealed in a cupboard in a garret of a house in L'Acadie. He has neither confessed nor denied his guilt. Sir Francis Head has been on Navy Island ; it is said that island will be fortified. A Bill has been introduced into the House of Assembly in Upper Canada, to abolish imprisonment for debt, except in cases of fraud. A petition has been presented to the House of Assembly in Upper Canada, from the Constitutional Association of Mon treal, praying the House to take into consideration the pre sent state of the Canadas, and urging the re-union of the provinces. We learn from Upper Canada that Lount, one of Mac kenzie's original confederates, and commander-in -chief at the ridiculous attempt upon Toronto, has been arrested and com mitted to prison. UNITED STATES. (From the New York Gazette and General Advertiser of the Ist inst.) WASHINGTON, JAN. 30.—The Pre-emptioners or Squatting Bill has finally passed the Senate by a vote of 30 to 18. It has been a pretty hard struggle. Mr. Clay fought like a lion against the Bill, and denounced it, as giving licence to fraud and robbery. It will, it is said, be proved in the House, that of the 30,000 settlers in loway, the greater portion are merely the representatives of speculators, paid by the month or year to squat, for the benefit of speculators. Half of the Senators and many of the House Members are squatters, by proxy, in this way. Mr. Clay says that "speculation is at the bottom of all." But, if we can't trust a vote of 30 to 18, what can we trust ? Mr. Clay did not say that Mr. Webster was a squatter, but he intimated that he had to do with squatters. The squatters may be, and no doubt are, a very good sort of people—quite as good, on the average, as the bank speculators, who buy out the squatter's land and improvements at the public land-office for the Government price of one dollar and 25 cents per acre, turning him out of the house, land, and home. With Mr. Webster, I must go for the genuine, but not the fraudulent and squatter. I cannot go for the Bill, in its present shape, if the facts al leged are proved before the House. But a great noise is made in the debate about those pioneers who happened to settle upon the rich lands and the " advan tageous position." Merchants, it is said, left their desks, farmers the plough, lawyers their clients, doctors their pills, and parsons their church, to squat on these rich lands. Squat ing appears to be a capital business. Ido not see why the editors and reporters should not turn squatters toe. Accord ing to some accounts Miami squatters made, for every 200 dollars, for a quarter section, they get some 7,000 dollars. One or two cases,l have already found mentioned, wherein the quarter section, which is to be obtained for 200 dollars is worth 25,000 dollars. But these are rare chances. It appears that the army is about to he increased in earnest. A Bill was reported to-day in the House, which will add seven regiments to the army. The Senate Bill, which must also pass the House, increases and re-organizes the staff. This is a capital time for increasing both the army and navy, and putting them on a respectable footing. The country is ripe for it. and Congress is ready for it. (From the New York Commercial Advertiser of the 30th.) DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.—WC stated in a postcript yesterday that a large fire was raging in the upper part of the city. It did not destroy as much property as was anticipated at the time of the Commercial bein g put to Press, but, neverthel e s s , a vast amount of d amage was done. The fire orginated, as we understand, from a furnace used in the yard of one of the houses, from which a s pa r k was blown into one of the st a bl es i n the rear of Sixth-street. The fire department are deserving of much praise for their successful exertions in staying the progress of this fire. There was scarcely a person who saw the fire at its height who did not expect that double the amount of property destroyed would be consumed. It will be seen by reference to the proceedings of the Com mon Council, that the Board of Assistants passed a resolution last night appropriating 1,000 dollars for the relief of the suf ferers by this calamity. Capt. Harcourt, son of the Archbishop of York, will shortly lead to the altar Mrs. Danby, relict of the late William Danby, Esq., of lloniton Park. The Members of the Sacred Harmonic Society in tend to perform Handel's Oratorio of " Israel in Egypi," in March next. It has been usual for some time past, to omit several pieces which will, on this occasion, be restored, and the Oratorio performed entire. It is worthy of notice, that the Oratorio is just one hundred years old ; having been com posed by Handel in the year 1738. In a coal-pit at Greengares, about five limes west from Slainannan, a living toad was lately found embedded in the solid strata, about six fathoms below the surface, and be tween a level bed of iron-stone and dalk. Its lodgement was in a soft wet mass, and the animal was sent to Glasgow in a perfectly lively condition.—Seolch Paper. Friday an inquest was taken before Mr. Higgs, at the White Horse Tavern, on view of the body of Mr. George Warren, surgeon, who is supposed to have d es t roye d hi mse l f by prussic acid. The inquest was adjourned in ecnsequenee of the doubt of the surgeon, and in order to have a post mor tem examination of the body. V;